Pantaloon-stretcher



(No Model.)

Z. M. JOHNSON.

PANTALOON STRETGHBR.

No. 300,609. Patented June 17, 1884..

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ZAOHARIAH M. JOHNSON, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

PANTALOON-STRETCH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,609, dated June 17, 1884-.

Application filed January 23, 1884. (N0 model.)

on whom. it may concern- Be it known that I, ZACHARIAII M. Jenn- SON, of South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pantaloon Stretchers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which F'gure l is a perspective view of my combined pantaloon-stretcherand wardrobe. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section through the device, showing the curtain. Figs. 3 andt are details of the same in perspective.

The object of this invention is to stretch pantaloons after they have been worn for a length of time, and to correct the distortion produced at the bend of the knees and at other points, and restore to the garment the original shape and set; and it consistsin aframe having clamps and stretching devices, which will be fully understood from the following description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

A designates a frame formed of top and bottom bars, a. a, and two side bars, Z2 Z1, strongly united. The top bar, a, is provided with a hinged clamping-piece, B, having a slot in its free end to receive a screw-pin, c, on which is a thumb-nut, c. The bottom bar, a, is pro vided with slots (Z (1, through which strong cords c a pass freely, which are attached to a roller, G, having its bearing in the lower ends of the side bars of frame A. These cords e e have india-rubber rings ff on their ends, and the roller (3, to which they are attached, is provided with a knob or handle, g, on one end, and a ratchct-wheel, g, on the other end, which latter engages with a pawl, 9 pivoted to the bar 71.

D designates a clamp, consisting of a bar, h, having annular grooves in it near its'ends, and provided with a piece, it, adapted to fit into a ferrule, i, at one end, and to be firmly held at the other end by means of a screw-pin, j, and a thumb-111113,].

The waist portion of the pants E is secured to the top of the frame A by means of the clamp at this point, and the lower ends of the pants are secured to the clamp D. This clamp D is then attached to the elastic rings f f, and the cords c c are wound on the roller 0 until the pants are held under considerable tension. They are then sponged and the frame is set away. As the threads and fibers readjust themselves, the slack produced is taken up by the contraction of the rubber rings, so that the garment is kept under constant and equal strain. In a few hours the pants will be restored to their original shape or set.

If desired, the top bar of the frame A may be provided with one or more hooks for hanging a coat, vest, or other garment, and I may also attach to this top bar a curtain, G, adapted to cover the garments on the frame and protect them from dust.

While I prefer to adopt the clamping devices above described, I reserve the right to employ other clamps suitably adapted to the purpose of holding the ends oi the pants even and square.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. The frame A, having the hinged clamp B and slotted piece a, in combination with the roller .0, the pawl and ratchet, and the clamp D. substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the i'rame A, having clamps B, of the roller G, clamp I), elastic ringsf, and the cords c, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Iafiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ZACHARIAH M. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

J AMES DU SHANE, Jenn C. Roenns. 

